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I’m a nobody in higher ed leadership—but I still believe I know what’s right

University Business

However, I know there is an alternative response to throwing in the towel on a liberal arts education and joining the race to the bottom. In the grand scheme of higher education leadership, I’m a nobody. I say all of this with humility. As far as big-time sports, my school has intramural corn hole.

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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notably, each of those courses takes a week out of the semester – often in March – to allow the private women's liberal arts college’s students to travel to destinations associated with their respective course, at no additional cost. “We And as a liberal arts college, we know we have a great academic curriculum.

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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education. They probably knew I was the dean,” he says with a laugh, explaining that some students were a little wary of talking to him.

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. I don’t need Goliath’s armor or his size, I’ll take the sling and stones.

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Work-life balance seeps into discussions on leadership, too

Inside Higher Ed

Image: DENVER—On the final morning of last week’s Educause conference here, a surprisingly large group of die-hards gathered for a panel discussion entitled “CIO or No: Not All IT Leadership Roles Lead to the Chief Information Officer.”

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JOHN THOMAS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a master’s in executive leadership from the University of Southern California. He served as special advisor to the senior vice president for administration at the University of Southern California.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast. Under her leadership, the law school increased its national profile, created new programming and pulled in more funding and resources.

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